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2003: United 744 Loses Part Of Engine Cowling?

Tallguy14 From United States, joined Jul 2002, 207 posts, RR: 1
Posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1022 times:

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Hi everyone-- hope someone has some information on an incident where a United (I think) 744 (I think) lost part of its engine cowling inflight. I happened across this picture a few months ago in a google search (which now turns up nothing). I have no information except that it might be from 2003, SYD-SFO.

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Tallguy14 From United States, joined Jul 2002, 207 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 957 times:

BTW, I stumbled onto this pic while doing a search for American Airlines 747 photos.

Anybody have any idea about this photo?

Tallguy14 From United States, joined Jul 2002, 207 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 871 times:

I'm perplexed...nobody has any info or a follow-up post to this pic? I'm really surprised that nobody has jumped on this. I figured I'd be getting loads of responses from you faithful a.netters!

Cadet57 From United States, joined Jul 2005, 7996 posts, RR: 38
Reply 3, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 858 times:

Quoting Tallguy14 (Reply 2):

Dont worry. Someone will come along and know an answer. No need for you to keep bumping the thread up.

Doors open, right hand side, next stop is Springfield.

SoBe From United States, joined Oct 2004, 244 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 848 times:

There are no UA cowling incidents that I could find in neither the NTSB or FAA AIDS databases that would seem to match what the photo shows.

Photolppt From Portugal, joined Jul 2004, 447 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 820 times:

There was the LH incident at LAX some years ago, where the engine cowling landed on the beach, maybe this is what the thread starter is looking for.

The Plane's going to Chicago. The Pilot's going to New York. The Passengers are going to Pieces!

Timboflier215 From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 684 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 753 times:

Quoting Photolppt (Reply 5):
There was the LH incident at LAX some years ago

the engine cowling in the pic is blue - LH's engine cowlings are grey i think. from the pic, the damage does not seem too bad, although i am no expert. the lack of firm answers in this thread merely goes to show how relatively unimportant this was i think.

B6JFKH81 From United States, joined Mar 2006, 1145 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 662 times:

Would the NTSB even get involved? If the piece fell off over international waters with no injuries or substantial damage to person or property?

"If you do not learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it"

ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 4549 posts, RR: 12
Reply 8, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 520 times:

Quoting Photolppt (Reply 5):
There was the LH incident at LAX some years ago, where the engine cowling landed on the beach, maybe this is what the thread starter is looking for.

I think you will find that was KL, unless you are talking about a different incident.

Tallguy14 From United States, joined Jul 2002, 207 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 441 times:

What other airlines have engine cowlings painted dark blue? This may not even be a 747. Maybe a 767?

This one's a bit of a mystery!

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